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If you like to smoke, bring extra and share the herb. Nothing leads to friendship better than two stoners sharing a blunt/joint/whatever your preference.

If you like to drink, bring extra beer and share it.

If you don't drink or smoke, go join a club or something.

No but in all seriousness, you should go out to all of the school events (orientation, frosh week, whatever) and just talk to people, get to know them. Chances are the first people you meet won't end up being your closest friends, but you'll get invites to events/social gatherings/parties and meet a ton of people, and eventually find your group of close friends.

Talking to people, laughing, and having a good time. Generally this means you need to get over yourself, and then get over everything and everyone else, and then finally you're able to be a real, lovable, radiating human being. This may not be easy for everyone. Remember, we're all the same thing, and we've all been fuckups before. Good luck.

Live in a dorm when you are a freshman. There is no better way to meet new people and make a ton of friends

Leave the door to your dorm room open when you are there. People will stop by.

RUSH. Even if you don't plan on being in a frat/sorority it is worth rushing. You will meet people and get free beer/food. And you just might find a group of guys you like and end up joining a frat.

Join a club or social group. These clubs and intramural sports teams are almost always really welcoming of beginners and you can learn new things about your interests and meet people with similar ideals.

Look for things like afternoon drink specials, cheap wings, cheap pizza, etc. in the area your college is in. Go out at least once a month with your friends and eat as many wings as you can get your hands on. These memories will be something you are thankful for later.

If your dorm or college puts on stupid events for you to do with your friends DO THEM. Go tie dye t-shirts with your RA and your friends, go to the free game of bowling, whatever it is, do it.

Take some electives that are outside your major but within an area of interest. Usually these are the classes you appreciate the most.

Basically it comes down to this; do everything with your friends. Just hangout and meet people. Don't sit in your room and play Starcraft all day. Just hangout with the people you like and do things even if they are out of your comfort zone.

I bring a frisbee disc and go to a part of campus that a ton of students walk through in between classes. I stand there, and ask people if they want to throw, within a few minutes I have made 6-10 new friends, I find out what they are into, and either suggest an activity that I am passionate about, or tag along with them and see what they do. It works like this: ' Hey wanna throw for a minute?' 'ok, hey what are you into besides frisbee?' ' I like ----- ----- ----- ' 'Sweet! Oh hey, there's this ----- tonight, wanna come?' 'Sure!' and then you meet hundreds of other people.

First off, where are you going to school? This will influence what you can/should get involved in.

Where ever you go, you should get HEAVILY involved in at least one club or organization. Freshman year is a time to join everything, and then widdle it down into what you're really interested in. For me it was a co-ed non-music major choir that's done world tours, national tours, and pretty much we all party together. From this I was able to join an acapella group (something I never thought I could do). Overall, it was an awesome experience.

An important message though is to not: Party too much. Having friends and a social life is really freaking awesome, especially in college, but remember that you're there to learn first, and party later. Once you learn the balance, you'll be grand, but don't live too far on one side or the other.